How is the conscience of a layperson cleared?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a layperson commits to the opinion of one of the recognized scholars and never deviates from his ruling, is his conscience cleared by that?
Answer:
No, his conscience is not cleared by that. Did he rely on someone who is infallible? He makes mistakes and he is correct. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a layperson commits to the opinion of one of the recognized scholars and never deviates from his ruling, is his conscience cleared by that?
Answer:
No, his conscience is not cleared by that. Did he rely on someone who is infallible? He makes mistakes and he is correct. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف تبرأ ذمة العامي؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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